Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
 - region
 - number of pupils
 - pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
 - pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Heronshaw School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 12.7% | 24.1% | 
| 
                                Bradworthy Primary Academy
                                 Holsworthy, EX22 7RT  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 13.1% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                St Breock Primary School
                                 Wadebridge, PL27 7XL  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 12.7% | 23.9% | 
| 
                                Medmerry Primary School
                                 Chichester, PO20 0QJ  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 14.2% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 Slough, SL3 9EJ  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 14.2% | 21.9% | 
| 
                                Harpfield Primary Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6AP  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 12.1% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT20 1SE  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
                                 Northampton, NN4 8NN  | 
                            Primary | 216 | 12.3% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Dudley, DY2 7PW  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 11.4% | 24% | 
| 
                                Earl's Court Free School Primary
                                 London, W6 0LB  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 14.3% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                St James Church of England Primary School
                                 Harlow, CM18 7RH  | 
                            Primary | 205 | 15.1% | 23.9% | 
| 
                                St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
                                 Oldbury, B69 4BA  | 
                            Primary | 213 | 13% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Westover Primary School
                                 Portsmouth, PO3 6NS  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 12.3% | 25% | 
| 
                                St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR31 6QY  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 13% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
                                 Bournemouth, BH11 9UN  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 12.1% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                Prudhoe West Academy
                                 Prudhoe, NE42 6HR  | 
                            Primary | 226 | 15% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                St James' Church of England Primary School
                                 Rochdale, OL12 9JW  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 24.8% | 
| 
                                Lanner Primary School
                                 Redruth, TR16 6AZ  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 15.1% | 23.3% | 
| 
                                King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
                                 Portsmouth, PO2 9NJ  | 
                            Primary | 243 | 14% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Mead Vale Community Primary School
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8RQ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 14.3% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Buxton, SK17 7AN  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 15% | 23.6% | 
| 
                                St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 4LF  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 14% | 24% | 
| 
                                Hackwood Primary Academy
                                 Derby, DE3 0FD  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 14.5% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
                                 Dartford, DA1 4RS  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 15.4% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 York, YO10 4BT  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 13.1% | 24% | 
| 
                                Highfields Spencer Academy
                                 Derby, DE23 3UX  | 
                            Primary | 194 | 13.7% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                Holne Chase Primary School
                                 Bletchley, MK3 5HP  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 10.9% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
                                 Sunderland, SR5 4JW  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 13.9% | 24.8% | 
| 
                                St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
                                 Blackpool, FY3 8BT  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 14.4% | 22.5% | 
| 
                                Swallownest Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S26 4UR  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 13.2% | 22.8% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
 - region
 - gross internal floor area
 - average age of buildings
 - whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Heronshaw School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 220 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Tregoze Primary School
                                 Swindon, SN5 6JU  | 
                            Primary | 205 | ||
| 
                                The Duchy School Bradninch
                                 Exeter, EX5 4RF  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Newton Regis CofE Primary School
                                 Tamworth, B79 0NL  | 
                            Primary | 97 | ||
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England First School
                                 Taunton, TA4 4SF  | 
                            Primary | 111 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
                                 Exmouth, EX8 1TA  | 
                            Primary | 183 | ||
| 
                                St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery
                                 Thetford, IP25 6SW  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                Colehill First School
                                 Wimborne, BH21 2LZ  | 
                            Primary | 151 | ||
| 
                                Fowey Primary School
                                 Fowey, PL23 1HH  | 
                            Primary | 142 | ||
| 
                                St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0QP  | 
                            Primary | 241 | ||
| 
                                Tregony Community Primary School
                                 Truro, TR2 5RP  | 
                            Primary | 193 | ||
| 
                                St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge
                                 Weybridge, KT13 8JD  | 
                            Primary | 236 | ||
| 
                                Hallbrook Primary School
                                 Broughton Astley, LE9 6WX  | 
                            Primary | 182 | ||
| 
                                Barling Magna Primary Academy
                                 Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0LN  | 
                            Primary | 183 | ||
| 
                                Marhamchurch CofE Academy
                                 Bude, EX23 0HY  | 
                            Primary | 122 | ||
| 
                                Little Sutton C of E Primary School
                                 Ellesmere Port, CH66 4PP  | 
                            Primary | 150 | ||
| 
                                Easington CofE Primary Academy
                                 Hull, HU12 0TS  | 
                            Primary | 27 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9XZ  | 
                            Primary | 236 | ||
| 
                                Great Bedwyn Church of England School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 3TR  | 
                            Primary | 197 | ||
| 
                                Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS25 5PN  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Ongar Primary School
                                 Ongar, CM5 0FF  | 
                            Primary | 168 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
                                 Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Leeds, LS6 4QD  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Henbury View First School
                                 Wimborne, BH21 3TR  | 
                            Primary | 146 | ||
| 
                                St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
                                 Durham, DH1 5LZ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                St Charles' Catholic Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE  | 
                            Primary | 238 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Church of England First School
                                 Verwood, BH31 7PG  | 
                            Primary | 127 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4HT  | 
                            Primary | 172 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Church of England Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS40 5EL  | 
                            Primary | 205 | ||
| 
                                Charmouth Primary School
                                 Bridport, DT6 6LR  | 
                            Primary | 77 | ||